Dum spiro spero
While I breathe, I hope
Improving Travel for Military Members Act
The bill speeds security screening for active-duty service members and families at selected airports through a three-year TSA pilot and greater local flexibility, trading off potential longer waits and confusion for other travelers and leaving many service members without permanent, nationwide access.
Made-in-America Defense Act
The bill trades faster, more efficient arms deliveries and better data to improve processes for U.S. partners against a significant risk of reduced oversight, weaker end‑use controls, and potential long‑term costs to taxpayers.
American Space Leadership for the 21st Century Act
The bill strengthens U.S. and allied efforts to protect satellites and boost commercial opportunities through norms, information‑sharing, and diplomatic coordination—improving resilience for critical services—while raising costs, escalation and information‑exposure risks, and potential market distortions without fully funding or binding many measures.
Ban Abortion by Mail Act
The bill trades increased safety-focused oversight and federal transparency for medication abortion (mifepristone) against substantially reduced access, higher provider costs and administrative burdens, and greater legal and reputational risks for clinicians—disproportionately affecting women in rural and underserved areas.
Defending Women in the Workplace Act
The bill narrows Title VII's definition of 'sex' to exclude gender identity, trading clearer, narrower obligations for employers and the ability to preserve sex‑specific spaces against removing federal workplace protections for transgender and gender‑diverse people, which increases their vulnerability and creates legal uncertainty.
No Mercy for Terrorists Act of 2026
The bill increases deterrence by imposing much harsher mandatory penalties for providing material support to terrorists, at the cost of greatly longer prison terms, reduced judicial discretion that can disproportionately harm immigrants and vulnerable defendants, and higher long-term incarceration costs for taxpayers.
National Guard Protective Zone Act
The bill strengthens protection and accountability for deployed National Guard members by creating a 15-foot protective zone and penalties, but it expands federal criminal exposure in ways that could chill nearby lawful protest and increase federal enforcement costs.
Protecting Motherhood Act
The bill standardizes sex-based terminology and definitions to reduce ambiguity for some federal actions, at the trade-off of excluding transgender and nonbinary people, risking narrower service eligibility and legal conflicts, and imposing administrative burdens on agencies.
Hope Heals Act of 2026
The bill would improve early identification and coordination of mental-health needs across federal systems for veterans, students, and other at-risk individuals, but it raises privacy risks, may strain referral capacity, and could require additional federal spending if recommendations are adopted.
Major Thomas D. Howie Congressional Gold Medal
The bill formally honors Major Howie and expands public access to a commemorative medal while relying on Mint sales and internal funds to cover costs—providing remembrance and collector access at the cost of modest taxpayer exposure and some ongoing administrative burdens.